Patterns
Composite
Options
Usage
- D
- download spritesheet .spr file
- r
- rotate sprite
- v
- vertically mirror sprite
- h
- horizontally mirror sprite
- b
- select brush tool
- f
- select fill tool
- e
- select erase tool
- p
- select pan tool
- C (shift+c)
- character select (when in 8x8 mode)
- shift + click
- switch to erase
- alt + click
- pick colour from sprite and add to palette
- left/right cursor
- change current sprite in sprite sheet
- shift + 1 - 4
- select 8x8 sprite
- shift + cursor keys
- shift/pan sprite by 1 pixel
- ctrl + shift + cursor keys
- shift/pan sprite by 8 pixels
- 1 - 8
- select palette colour n
- ctrl + z
- undo
- ctrl + c
- copy
- ctrl + v
- paste
- Drag and drop
- Supported: .png and .spr files
Shift+click to swap selected palette index to a new location
Remember your global transparency is now #0
Sort
Sort usage: list the properties you want to sort by, and optionally include a range.
Available values: r,g,b and h,s,v
Use "-" to reverse sort.
Optionally include an offset and limit.
For example: "r,g,-b,0,31" - this will sort by red, green, reverse blue and only the palette indices from 0 to 31
Manual edit
Edit and reorder palette index values below. Values can be in 9bit hex as $1FF or in decimal as values from 0 to 511.
Usage
Supported upload formats: Native Next 9bit .pal, JASC .pal, GIMP .gpl, Adobe .ACO and .ACT file formats and also from indexed PNG and BMP images.
Click on a palette index (left) then click on a new colour (right) to change the palette. Changes immediately update the sprite and tile previews. Watch demo video
To use an existing palette, drag the 512 byte palette file into this panel. If you change the palette
ensure you download and load it using the PALETTE
keyword.
Legend:
- i: palette index in decimal
- c: Next palette colour in 9bit hex
- #: CSS hex colour
- Numbers on the palette itself: count of usage in the spritesheet
Keys:
- cursor left/right: to shift selected palette index
- . (period): copy selected colour and increment
Please note: the palette editor is new (as of 9-July), so if you spot anything untoward please raise an issue.
Settings
Auto repeat import
Keyboard shifting
8px: shift+cursor keys
1px: ctrl+shift+cursor keys